Rolling in the Deep

deep snow...I wish! thats tomorrow, today was just a little sprinkle, tomorrow is going to be a dump day! thank fook for that as im sick of the ice patches!

no real amazing pics taken today as it was practically a whiteout with the clouds but no real snow annoyingly but hey ho! bring on monday though when everyone has fucked off and I dont have to wait 20 odd minutes to catch a lift. A freaking hour it took today just to get across to where I wanted to be, Hadnt even strapped myself to my board in that time, annoying!

My other grievance is im now actually developing a hate for old/middle aged fat skiers. Mostly down to me racing (30mph plus) along the ice flat and  a fat middle aged skier looks at me, then cuts me up clips the front of my board and I face plant the ice. Pleased I was fucking not. took me 10 minutes just to get catch some breathe and see straight again, and to make sure I was actually alive and not imagining stuff etc. utter wanker!

Anyhow, anger aside, I have respect for these skiers who are currently using a half built chalet as a snow playground, they have built a run/jump up the center wall with cameras and fog lights filming it all, so far it looks pretty damn cool! kinda want to try and join them haha

other than that, not alot is going on so ill leave you with some pics of the last day or two:

 

 

 

 

 

I like it like that.

All of these post titles btw are songs, so up to you to figure out what they are :P

No idea if Ive mentioned this or not before but I cant be arsed to check. Ive found my favourite bar! The Tibetan aka Bhudda Bar, its awesome, snowboard movies constantly playing, looks like youre in Asia, shame its so expensive haha. So I mentioned Mont Chery and the trek it takes to get there. Look at the picture below and in the background is Les Gets, to get there you have to go up the mountain next to it, Pleney and ride down onto Les Gets,  you have to ride down that into the town, walk through town catch a bubble lift and you get dropped off half way up Mont Chery! A trek!

Les Gets town is pretty cool, instead of free buses they use pleasurebeach trains! whatever works I guess.

Now thats the dull stuff out of  the way, check out some of  Mont Chery

Annoyingly I need to go fix my board as it had a fight with some stairs and lost...

I wana crawl back in!

So yeah this is abit of a late one due to just finishing my shift on the bar, been there since 5pm and im up at 7am for the breakfast shift. ah well shit happens, least thats the last time itll happen! Its also a quick one as i refuse to lose the daily pic challenge so im staying up just to type this!

Remember all that talk of snow I muttered on about in my last post? well this is how much was there this morning, bare in mind that railing had nothing on it yesterday.

That made for such an amazing sehs today at times i was literally digging myself out of stuff just to get going again. That and I looked like a snow man once I got off the Lift, and to top it off it snowed all day till about 2 hours ago. so its going to be pretty sweet tomorrow! 

I do have videos and other interesting pictures to show you, but that will all come in some big post tomorrow. for now I need to sleep. Shattered is an understatement.

Ride Another Day

The lifts, for the first time in no idea how long, even my boss cant remember when and hes lived her for 10 years, the lifts were closed today. ALL OF THEM! its been a sad day. A meter and half has settled up top and all I can do is look. More annoyingly, tourist office is adament itll happen again tomorrow. Even more annoyingly, its bloody gale force winds/pissing it down in Morzine thus there is no snow for me to be able to even have an urban sesh. 

However as I literally type, the skies have opened and the sound of hail is thundering through the chalet, give it an hour or two and itll be snow, tomorrow urban sesh may be on the cards! FUCK YES! 

I was going slightly insane getting cooped up inside with nowt to do, as a result shopping happened and as my gloves are utter diabolical and useless Ive forked out on a sexy new pair! Originally 120 euros got them for 65, bargain! that said im sure my bank wont be pleased I used my card but hey ho! They are the don, goretex and all that! ill never feel wind or rain again haha!

Check them out!

Oh got an Attack Attack sticker too (stickers stickers stickers!!!), I love that store! I will grace you with an image when I remember!

So yeah this post may not have been the most thrilling, but fuck all has happened so what can I do? 

Happily/worringly, the bar is open in the chalet and drinks are near to half price (dependant) for us staff and we each have a tab...that could be the best mistake thing ever haha.

Dont worry....abouta ting

Bob Marley is blasting through the chalet sound system, Its throwing it down with thick glorious white snow and im full of turkey. First time the chef cooked tonight being the official chalet season start an all and hoooolly shit! Im not leaving the food was THAT amazing! And the severe cleaning is over! life is just sweet right now. Just need a beer...or many.

Anyway lets put how much it its snowing into context, this is Morzine yesterday:

and this is Morzine around the same time today:

and it hasnt really stopped all day, just got abit smaller and then thicker and so on. So the mountains are going to be epic tomorrow, though word on the grapevine a majority of lifts are shut, like today, due to wind. As such a big fucking trek is in order as im not missing out on this!

Only one "downside" to the snow (not a downside I get to go out and play) is we have to shovel the drive! though more snow is probably thrown at each other than actually shovelled. hell whatever works :P

Granted, its definitely alot thicker now than it was 9am this morning but gives you an idea :P

Right, time to find that beer..

The Final Countdown

The cleaning is almost over! I am beyond sick of any shampoo/steaming machine that I never want to see another one again! The bastards create more work rather than making it easier. As such I was going to share a video I took of someone running the park during some competition a couple of days ago as Ive not been outside today to tell you whats going on, other than its been pissing it down with rain for a good day 1/2. So theres snow out there, somewhere...but after two hours its failed. twice! so instead here is a pci of my snowboard with its shiny new sticker.

Its also Chalet Eira (eh-ra, welsh for snow I recently learnt) 10th birthday tonight, so free bar is equalling a piss up. going to be sweet!

What goes up Must come Down

So this will really be short. As all ive done all day is lay carpet in the ski shop. So many god damn shapes to got out too! Yes I was doing this the other day but I got the weekend off thus had finished it today. I would show you a picture but I never bothered taking one. So instead enjoy a picture of the glorious drink that is Mutzig which ranges from 6% - 8.5% happy days, like playing roulette!

Btw, this is the film I got for free, it is epic, check it out http://fr.nitrousa.com/fr/WGUMCD